Unwelcome Guests: Relations between Internally Displaced Persons and Their Hosts in North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Duncan, Christopher R.

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“…First, the arrival of the forcibly displaced means increased competition for scarce resources, such as land and water, and a strain on public services (Brun, 2010;World Bank, 2013;World Bank, 2015). Second, IDPs arriving in large numbers can increase competition for local jobs and depress wages (Das et al, 2016;Duncan, 2005;Hill et al 2006;World Bank, 2016). Third, locals may resent the fact that IDPs receive humanitarian aid/ government assistance that is denied to them; local populations can effectively find themselves less well-off than the displaced (World Bank, 2016).…”

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Beyond conflict: Long-term labour market integration of internally displaced persons in post-socialist countries

Ivļevs¹,

Veliziotis

2018

Journal of Vocational Behavior

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Beyond conflict: Long-term labour market integration of internally displaced persons in post-socialist countries

Ivļevs¹,

Veliziotis

2018

Journal of Vocational Behavior

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“…Other problems are related to economic disruption, poverty, and unequal treatment by international organizations that result from an influx of forced migrants into an area that may already have limited resources and opportunities. For example, when IDPs from North Maluku province in Indonesia fled to North Sulawesi, initially positive relationships between IDPs and hosts turned sour as the sudden spike in population caused wages to decrease and housing costs to increase rapidly (Duncan, ). Additionally, host communities often grow to resent refugees in their area when they perceive “refugee‐centrism” (Chambers, , pp.…”

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“…Additionally, host communities often grow to resent refugees in their area when they perceive “refugee‐centrism” (Chambers, , pp. 246)—vast amounts of resources and services from the international humanitarian aid agencies going only to refugees, when often the host communities near refugee camps are themselves impoverished and marginalized (Aukot, ; Duncan, ; Vemuru, Oka, Gengo, Gettler, & Jankovic, ).…”

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Positive effects of refugee presence on host community nutritional status in Turkana County, Kenya

Gengo

Oka²,

Vemuru

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American J Hum Biol

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Objectives: Refugee camps are often assumed to negatively impact local host communities through resource competition and conflict. We ask instead whether economic resources and trade networks associated with refugees have benefits for host community health and nutrition. To address this question we assess the impacts of Kakuma Refugee Camp in northwest Kenya, comparing anthropometric indicators of nutritional status between Turkana communities in the region.Methods: Participants were recruited at four sites in Turkana County (N 5 586): Kakuma Town, adjacent to Kakuma Refugee Camp; Lorugum, an area with sustained economic development; Lokichoggio, formerly host to international NGOs, and now underdeveloped; and Lorengo, an undeveloped, rural community. We evaluated nutritional status using summed skinfold thickness and body mass index (BMI). Structured interviews provided contextual data.Results: Age-controlled multiple regression models reveal two distinct skinfold thickness profiles for both sexes: comparatively elevated values in Kakuma and Lorugum, and significantly lower values in Lorengo and Lokichoggio. BMI did not vary significantly by location. Despite better nutritional status, a large proportion of Kakuma residents still report worries about basic needs, including hunger, health, and economic security.Conclusions: Kakuma Refugee Camp is associated with better host community energetic status indicators, compared to other relevant, regional sites varying in development and resources. Based on global nutritional standards, observed differences likely represent meaningful disparities in overall health. We suggest that access to cereals via refugee trade networks and employment might mediate this relationship. However, perceptions of refugees as illegitimate interlopers maintain a high psychological burden.

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“…A recent study found that after the hostilities and the height of the humanitarian emergency had subsided, the continued automatic prioritization of assistance for IDPs without regard to the humanitarian needs of the local communities led to uneven aid distribution and consequently resulted in deep resentment and hostility towards IDPs that in the end endangered their security. 67 What the author concluded, however, was not that the IDP concept should be jettisoned; on the contrary, 'application of the IDP label calls attention to the special needs and vulnerabilities of the recently displaced '. 68 Rather, what is important is that development programs not be limited to IDPs but also include impoverished members of the local community.…”

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The Concept of Internal Displacement and the Case for Internally Displaced Persons as a Category of Concern

Mooney¹

2005

Refugee Survey Quarterly

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Unwelcome Guests: Relations between Internally Displaced Persons and Their Hosts in North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Cited by 39 publications

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Beyond conflict: Long-term labour market integration of internally displaced persons in post-socialist countries

Beyond conflict: Long-term labour market integration of internally displaced persons in post-socialist countries

Positive effects of refugee presence on host community nutritional status in Turkana County, Kenya

The Concept of Internal Displacement and the Case for Internally Displaced Persons as a Category of Concern

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